“This post is sponsored by Chex®. All views expressed are that of my own.”
Anyone excited that Spring is finally here? I know I am, but I just wish Mother Nature was on the same page. These rough, below freezing days have got to go! Sunshine, birds chirping, and lots of new plants budding is what I can only dream of!
In the mean time, I suppose staying indoors and busy in the kitchen will have to do until I can get out to garden! You can tell by my cooking, and baking that I want warmer weather because lately, I have been very colorful to say the least! My most recent creation is inspired by the folks at Chex®. They asked me to create a recipe which features one of their iconic Chex products and I was super happy to oblige!
I mean really, we eat this stuff on a normal basis so why not have some creative fun? Since Spring is on my mind, I knew I wanted to make a Chex® Party mix that featured both sweet and salty components, and lots of color! Pastels are really “in” right now so I wanted my Chex® snack to be bright and cheery!
So I decided to make some Sweet and Salty Spring Chex® Party Mix. I am sure my kids are going to come home from school today and get super excited when they each see a little pail of this Eastery goodness on their spots. This Sweet and Salty Spring Chex® Party Mix made quite a bit of servings so I was able to make 8 goodie bags filled for their weekly snacks.
The ingredients I used to make this Sweet and Salty Spring Chex® Party Mix are fairly simple which is great! I am all about simplicity so common ingredients are always a must! I used the following to make one standard sized sheet pan full:
- 2 cups of Gluten Free Vanilla Chex® Cereal
- 2 Cups of Pretzels *you can use gluten free or regular
- 1 bag of Popped Popcorn *I used Ketttle Corn
- 1/2 Cup of Spring M&Ms
- 1/2 cup of yellow & pink candy melts
Directions:
Prepare a standard sized baking sheet with parchment paper.
Pop your popcorn, and then spread it across the parchment lined pan. Be sure to remove any seeds.
Line pretzels, and Chex® Cereal over the pop corn.
Sprinkle the M&Ms generously over the top of the party mix
In a microwave, melt the candy until creamy. Mine took (3) 20 seconds intervals each, with a quick stir in-between.
Fill 2 separate zippered bags with the chocolate and snip a tiny hole in one corner of each bag.
Drizzle the chocolate over the entire pan evenly, and allow to harden for 30 minutes.
Once the Sweet and Salty Spring Chex® Party Mix is ready, place it in goodie bags, little pails, or in a large bowl for guests to enjoy. This Chex® Party Mix has also been referred to as “Bunny Bait” and would be great to leave out for the Easter bunny!
I just saw an awesome recipe for Easter Chex Mix that had Mini Eggs and pretzels, among other goodies, so I’d try that first!
I’d make brownies with them in it.
I would make Muddy Buddies with it!
I would make my own Chex party mix
Make Chex Mix and put melted chocolate on it and serve when cool.
I love a good snack mix. Yours looks tasty and colorful!
I have to make this!! We love Chex Mix in our house and I can’t keep my hands off anything sweet and salty!
Mmmm, that looks like it tastes delicious. Not to mention, it would really make for festive decorating. So colorful.
I wish i had an event to go to so I could make this beautiful mix. The colors are stunning!
Not only does it looks fabulous and tasty, but festive as well. Thanks for posting this.
That looks so tasty, and I love how you portioned it into individual servings and made it so cute!
I love chex mix and I love sweet and salty. How can I loose? I am going to get the ingredients at my next trip to the grocery store.
I am a total sweet and salty fanatic. I could probably eat all that by myself :)
I am definitely making this for our next movie night. It looks so easy to make and so delicious.
What a great idea! I bet my kids would love this recipe!
This is such a perfect Easter snack! I love that it is so coloful, but not full of candy!
Now this is a fun party mix I would love to try. I love the pink coloring too… Thanks for sharing.
These look absolutely delicious! It looks like the type of recipe you could tailor to any season or holiday. Fun!
This snack is so cute! I love the spring colors!
I only thought I loved Chex mix! This really takes it up a notch. Thanks!
Oh I love this snack! Perfect way to present for spring parties!
Oh Yum! I am all over this snack. And what a great way to present it in those pails. I picked up a couple of pink ones after Valentine’s Day for a good price and never thought to use them that way!
I loved the small pales filled with the party mix. They looked so cute!
Best snack mix EVER! This is absolutely the most amazing thing ever. Thanks!
I love the sweet & salty mix you have going on here. Plus it looks so pretty :)